trillion
adjective
1. one quintillion in Great Britain
Similar word(s): cardinal
2. one million million in the United States
Similar word(s): cardinal
noun
1. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
Similar word(s): bazillion, billion, gazillion, jillion, million, zillion
Definition categories: quantity
2. the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
- in England they call a quintillion a trillion
Definition categories: quantity
3. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
- in England they call a trillion a billion
Definition categories: quantity
numeral
1. (US, modern Britain, Australia, short scale) A million million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 1012.
2. (dated Britain, Australia, long scale) A million million million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.